Institutes

2009 Midwinter Institute Offerings
All institutes will be held on January 23, 2009, except for the ALCTS Institute. These are ticketed events and prices vary. Please see below for details. To register for any of the institutes, please fill out the paper registration form and fax it to 800-521-6017 or mail it to:
ALA Registration and Housing Headquarters
568 Atrium Dr.
Vernon Hills, IL 60061

If you would like to register just for an institute only and not the Midwinter Meeting, skip Section I of the form.

WANT TO ADD A WORKSHOP TO YOUR EXISTING REGISTRATION?:
It’s easy! There are two ways:
1. By phone: Call ALA Registration at 1-800-974-3084 and ask to add a workshop to your existing registration.
2. Online: Add an event to your existing registration by clicking on the
online registration form
Use your log in and password to access your existing Midwinter registration and add events in the “Your Events” section (screen 6). Then simply check out and pay for the events you’ve added.

This Institute provides information, resources, and strategies that will help define advocacy and facilitate the development of long-term advocacy action plans for school library media programs. This Institute incorporates various tools available to school librarians, including the AASL Advocacy toolkit of online resources, the marketing resources developed through the ALA @ your library campaign, and the resources that will assist school librarians in developing a multiple year advocacy action plan that goes beyond PR and marketing.
Speaker: Deborah Levitov, MS
Tickets: Advance: AASL Member, $189, ALA Members, $229, Non-Member, $279
Event Code: AA1Not registered for conference but want to register for this institute? Fill in ONLY Section II and payment information on this form - Institute Registration Form- and fax it to 800-521-6017 or Local 847-996-5401

ALCTS:

ALCTS Symposium: Breaking Down the Silos: Planning for Discovery Tools for Library 2.0 - Friday, January 23, 2009, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Libraries today face many choices when trying to optimize resource discovery for their patrons. Much of our information resides in separate silos, yet patrons want an integrated, intuitive, and interactive discovery experience. Many companies have developed products that attempt to deliver that experience. How can libraries evaluate the options: next generation catalog interfaces, federated search engines, link resolvers? How do they choose which will be the best fit?Speakers: Kirstin Antelman, Associate Director for the Digital Library, NCSU Libraries; Marshall Breeding, Director for Innovative Technologies and Research, Vanderbilt University Libraries; Jill Grog, E-Resources Librarian, University of Alabama Libraries; Roy Tennant, Senior Program Officer for OCLC Research; and Robert Wolven, Associate University Librarian for Bibliographic Services and Collection Development, Columbia University Libraries.Tickets: Advance: ALCTS Member, $199, ALA member, $249, Non-Member, $299, Full-time Library Student/Retired Member, $99Event Code: AS1To register,visit the ALA Midwinter Registration Web page and complete the meeting registration form. Follow the instructions to register online, by mail,or by fax. You do not need to register
for the entire Midwinter Meeting to attend this symposium. Simply fill in Section II and indicate you wish to register for Event Code: AS1.

Many libraries have joined the movement to create an institutional repository, providing a mechanism to acquire, maintain, and preserve scholarly and other material of lasting value to the institution. The presentations will focus on the challenges, pitfalls and promises of establishing and supporting institutional repositories. A discussion of the legal and access issues as well as various IR platforms and models will allow attendees to make informed decisions regarding the introduction of an institutional repository.Speakers: Greg Tananbaum, Consultant, ScholarNext; Marilyn Billings, Scholarly Communication & Special Initiatives Librarian, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Jessica Branco Colati, Project Director, Alliance Digital Repository, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries; Bob Gerrity, Director of Library Systems, Boston College Libraries; Georgia Harper, Scholarly Communications Advisor, University of Texas at Austin Libraries; Robert Tansley, Engineer, Google Inc.; and Leah Vanderjagt, Digital Repository Services Librarian, University of Alberta Libraries.
Tickets: Advance: ALCTS Member, $199, ALA member, $249, Non-Member, $299, Full-time Library Student/Retired Member, $99
Event Code: AS2
To register, visit the ALA Midwinter Registration Web page and complete the meeting registration form. Follow the instructions to register online, by mail,or by fax. You do not need to register
for the entire Midwinter Meeting to attend this symposium. Simply fill in Section II and indicate you wish to register for Event Code: AS2.

LLAMA: Mission Possible: Practical Project Management Friday, January 23, 2009, 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Projects can finish on time, under budget, at the level of quality you desire, and with everyone still speaking. An effective plan¬ning process can ensure improvement in the management of special projects, ongoing multiple projects, and even personal time. Participants will learn how to identify and address the basic causes of project successes and failures involving management of personnel and resources, and correct underlying problems in existing projects.
Speaker: Pat Wagner Registration Fees: Advance and Onsite: ALA Member, $245; Division/RT Member, $195; Non-Member, $345; Student/Retired Member, $95
Event Code: LA1

LLAMA Library Leadership: You Are How You Communicate Friday, January 23, 2009, 9:30 am–4:00 pm
Library leadership is an essential core value for all who work in libraries. Effective communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal, are necessities for developing a vision, and the organizational advocacy for that vision. You will learn the essential tools to:
• Identify best communication practices for leadership including interpersonal communication, group dynamics, negotiation and conflict resolution;
• Understand, and build your successful leadership communication style;
• Understand, and work with the communication styles of others.
Speaker: Alexis Sarkisian, international marketing executive, consultant, and entrepreneur, uses her education and professional experience today to help libraries and library staff to understand and utilize best practices in library marketing communication. Alexis is also a member of the adjunct staff at Dominican University. Registration Fees: Advance and Onsite: ALA Member, $285; Division/RT Member, $235; Non-Member, $385; Student/Retired Member, $135
Event Code: LA2

RUSA:

YALSA: *"Reaching Today's Diverse Teens": There are over 30 million teens in America today and they are the most ethnically diverse generation ever. Are you ready for them? Join us from 9:00 to 4:30 and learn how to identify all of the teens in your service area, as well as learn exciting, interactive and innovative ways to reach this diverse group. Serving recent teen immigrants will also be explored, as will how to maximize your impact by collaborating with youth serving organizations in your community. Presenters include Jennifer Velasquez, Teen Services Coordinator at San Antonio PL, and Yolonda Cuesta, Consultant for Cuesta Multicultural Consulting. Lunch provided. Ticketed event. $210 for YALSA members, students and retirees; $250 for ALA members; $300 for nonmembers. Code: YA2